Lucille Kenny Rodgers Verse 1: [G] In a bar in Toledo across from the depot On a barstool she took off her [D7] ring I [Am] thought I’d get closer so [D7] I walked on over I [Am] sat down and [D7] asked her [G] name Verse 2: When the drink finally hit her she said I’m no quitter But I finally quit [G7] living on [C] dreams I’m [D7] hungry for laughter and here ever after I’m after whatever the other life [G] brings Verse 3: In the mirror I saw him I closely watch him I thought how he looked out of [D7] place He came [Am] to the woman who sat [D7] there beside me He [Am] had a strange [D7] look on his [G] face Verse 4: The big hands are callous he looked like a mountain For a minute I [G7] thought I was [C] dead But [D7] he started shaking his big heart was breaking He turned to the woman and [D7] said |Chorus: |You picked the fine time to leave me Lu[C]cille |Four hungry children and a crop in the [G] field |[C] I’ve had some bad times, lived through some sad times |But this time your hurting wouldn’t [G] heal |You picked a [D7] fine time to leave me Lu[C]cille Verse 5: After he left us I ordered more whiskey I how she made him look [D7] small From [Am] lights of the bar room to a [D7] rented hotel room We walked without talking at [G] all Verse 6: She was a beauty but when she came to me She must have thought [G7] I’d lost my [C] mind [D7] I couldn’t hold her the words that he told her Kept coming back time after [G] time |Chorus: |You picked the fine time to leave me Lu[C]cille |Four hungry children and a crop in the [G] field |[C] I’ve had some bad times, lived through some sad times |But this time your hurting wouldn’t [G] heal |You picked a [D7] fine time to leave me Lu[C]cille